City Councilor George Brown said he's not sure exactly what that proposal would be, but it would involve some kind of public-private non-profit partnership to save Civic Stadium and develop the rest of the property.

Brown said he knows it's decision time, but he's concerned most of Eugene's architectural heritage has been lost.

"There's really very little left and this is one of the few structures that, because of its historic significance and the way that it's built out of timbers, I just feel that this is worth preserving and it's worth one more effort to try to save the old girl," he said.

4J schools Superintendent George Russell let the city know he'll recommend the board stick to its May 1 deadline for making a decision on choosing a developer for the Civic site. The school district owns the ballpark, which hosted minor league baseball until the Eugene Emeralds moved to PK Park on the University of Oregon campus.

KVAL News called 4J facilities manager Jon Lauch on Monday. He said the district is willing to listen to the city but must follow through and do what they said they were going to do. He said anything else would be unfair to those who followed the rules and spent time and money putting their proposals together.

Pictures from our front porch of the Stout Fire from Sutherlin on the evening of July 30, 2015. Later in the evening after the moon rise, the effect of the smoke from the fires in Douglas County on the moon.